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Efeoglu |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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880 m |
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Province:
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Antalya |
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District:
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Korkuteli |
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Village:
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Büyükköy |
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Survey |
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| It lies 2 km southwest of Büyükköy (Büyük Ali Fahrettin), approximately 18 km northeast of Korkueli, northwest of the provincial center of Antalya. It was named after a nearby spring. Based on the distribution of sherds, it is reported to have a diameter of 150 m. It was documented in 1993 by M. Özsait. It rests on a natural elevation, 40 m high above the plain level. Özsait reports that they collected sherds dating to the Late Neolithic-Early Chalcolithic and Late Chalcolithic Ages, Iron Age and Roman Period. |
| Location: This mound site lies northwest of the city of Antalya; approximately 18 km northeast of the town of Kortukeli; 1 km southwest of the village of Büyüköy (also called "Büyük Ali Fahrettin Köy") and 250 m east of the Kürükini District. |
| Geography and Environment: The mound; known as Efeoglu; and in some publications as Asar; lies 40 m above the level of the plain and has a 150 m diameter. Durhasan Stream flows to the east of the mound. This stream may have functioned as a water source for the inhabitants of the site. |
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